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Cassandra Welchlin
Cassandra Welchlin (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Mississippi House of Representatives to represent District 68. Welchlin lost in the Democratic primary on August 6, 2019.
Welchlin was a 2013 candidate for District 28 of the Mississippi State Senate. Special election candidates run without party labels.[1]
Elections
2019
See also: Mississippi House of Representatives elections, 2019
General election
General election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 68
Zakiya Summers defeated Jon Pond in the general election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 68 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Zakiya Summers (D) | 73.2 | 4,562 |
 | Jon Pond (R) | 26.8 | 1,671 | |
| Total votes: 6,233 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 68
Zakiya Summers defeated Cassandra Welchlin and Lonnie Holmes in the Democratic primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 68 on August 6, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Zakiya Summers | 55.1 | 2,010 |
| Cassandra Welchlin | 29.1 | 1,064 | ||
| Lonnie Holmes | 15.8 | 577 | ||
| Total votes: 3,651 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Natarsha Lindsey (D)
- Jordon Hillhouse (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 68
Jon Pond advanced from the Republican primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 68 on August 6, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jon Pond | 100.0 | 1,014 |
| Total votes: 1,014 | |||
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2013
Welchlin ran in the special election for District 28 of the Mississippi State Senate. The seat was vacant following Alice Harden's (D) death on December 6, 2012. Welchlin lost against Cindy Ayers-Elliott, Tamarra Grace Butler, Marshand Crisler, Sollie B. Norwood, Antonio Porter, James "Jimmy" Stewart, Kathy L. Sykes and Tommy L. Wallace, II in the special election on February 5, 2013. Candidates had until January 7 to file. Special elections in Mississippi are nonpartisan. As no candidate took over 50 percent of the vote, the top two vote-getters - Crisler and Norwood - proceeded to a runoff.[2][3][1][4][5]
| Mississippi State Senate, District 28, Special Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Independent |  Marshand Crisler |
25.6% | 775 | |
| Independent | Sollie Norwood |
22.3% | 675 | |
| Independent | Cindy Ayers-Elliott | 3.9% | 119 | |
| Independent | Tamarra Grace Butler | 21.6% | 652 | |
| Independent | Antonio Porter | 0.5% | 15 | |
| Independent | James "Jimmy" Stewart | 5.4% | 162 | |
| Independent | Kathy L. Sykes | 4.5% | 136 | |
| Independent | Tommy L. Wallace, II | 6.8% | 204 | |
| Independent | Cassanda Welchlin | 9.4% | 284 | |
| Total Votes | 3,022 | |||
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Cassandra Welchlin did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2019 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mississippi Secretary of State, " 2013 candidate qualifying list," accessed January 11, 2013
- ↑ Clarion Ledger, "State Sen. Alice Harden dies at 64," December 6, 2012
- ↑ Clarion Ledger, "Bryant sets Senate 28 special election," December 18, 2012
- ↑ Fox 10tv.com, "Runoff scheduled in Senate District 28," February 6, 2013 (dead link)
- ↑ sos.ms.gov, "Official special election results," accessed November 15, 2013
